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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 01:51 PM
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Griot's Garage sells2 tire dressings that dry and don't run like
armor all does.

http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog....000&Page=2
 
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 11:56 PM
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I stick strickly to soap and water. Do not want to risk baking the elastomers out of the rubber(crack, crack).

The sugar thing is interesting.... will look up the chemical compounds and effects/actions on the rubber and elastomers.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 02:48 PM
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Well?? Has anyone tried ******'s sugar/water wash yet? I need to clean mine up, but I'm not sure I want to start out down the road and have the tires sling fire ants all over me. Would Budweiser work?
 
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 03:01 PM
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Don't do it if your allergic to bee stings......
 
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 03:26 PM
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Well?? Has anyone tried ******'s sugar/water wash yet? I need to clean mine up, but I'm not sure I want to start out down the road and have the tires sling fire ants all over me. Would Budweiser work?


License and registration please... sir, have you been drinking? I detect the presence of alcohol?

Um, no officer, it's the beer that's on my tires!

(out come handcuffs [:@])

 
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Old Mar 21, 2007 | 10:18 PM
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Soap and water only . Like to keep the rubber side down...Mark...
 
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Old Mar 21, 2007 | 10:54 PM
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ORIGINAL: francos

People here in Turkey use Coca-Cola .

I trÄąed once . It works pretty well hehe.

Some funny stuff in Coca-Cola. It's also good for cleaning rust off of chrome.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 12:50 AM
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Iremember in grade school for a science experiment they had us put a slice of bolgna in a bowl with coke in it. I don't remmebr how long it took but that coke at the bologna up. [&:]
 
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